The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved the first regulated Bitcoin perpetual contract in the United States, greenlighting Kalshi’s BTCPERP product and clearing the way for similar listings by Coinbase’s futures arm. The move represents a landmark step in bringing perpetual crypto derivatives onto federally supervised trading venues. Bitcoin briefly climbed toward $74,000 as traders reacted to the news. CFTC gives nod to Bitcoin Perps in US The CFTC issued an order allowing KalshiEX, LLC, a designated contract market, to list a perpetual contract referencing the spot price of Bitcoin.
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